Supervisor Emergency Services

Supervisor Emergency Services – Paraburdoo

• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety, and work life balance

• Take the next steps in your leadership journey with a company that is committed to your growth and development

• This role will be performed on an 8:6 Roster either residential based in Paraburdoo or FIFO from Perth

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Supervisor Emergency Services to provide leadership to a team of Emergency Services Officers to support the standardisation and capability growth of emergency services.

This role is a great opportunity to demonstrate your leadership skills by developing, leading and coaching a team of emergency services professionals. Reporting to the Manager HSEC, you will:

• Be committed to promoting a safe culture according to the Rio Tinto values and policy.

• Ensure Emergency Services resources (people, equipment, policies, procedures, standards and plans) meet business needs, based on risk principles and legislative requirements.

• Develop and maintain effective networks through collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Define performance expectations for Emergency Services Officers, monitor performance including conducting formal appraisals and implementing corrective and improvement initiatives.

• Identify risks associated with emergencies and liaise with stakeholders and customers to develop action plans and implement controls (identify areas for improvement and execute business improvement methodologies).

• Lead and manage Critical Risk Management (CRM) within Emergency Services.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Current C Class Driver's license; HR highly desirable

• Cert III Mine Emergency Response or equivalent

• Cert IV Pre-Hospital Care

• Certificate in Alcohol and Other Drugs Collector  

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours aligned with Rio Tinto values

• Demonstrated safety leadership experience

• Proficient in Microsoft office suite and SAP

• The ability to work independently and actively participate within a team environment

• Experience in contractor management, health and safety or project management highly desirable

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto.

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia.

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus.

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.

• Attractive share ownership plan.

• Company provided insurance cover.

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options.

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support.

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave).

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them.

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment.

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 18 mines, 4 independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Located 80 kilometres southwest of Tom Price, Paraburdoo rests on the traditional lands of the Yinhawangka people. The town is surrounded by some of Western Australia’s most stunning landscapes and is renowned for its natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and close proximity to Karijini National Park.

Paraburdoo is a gateway to adventure and exploration, and the town is proud of its reputation as a safe, welcoming community and an ideal place for young families to live and thrive.

Paraburdoo offers a wide range of local amenities and leisure facilities, including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, childcare centre, primary school, parks, and various sporting venues.

The Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex features state-of-the-art facilities such as an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court, and a fully equipped gym. Recent upgrades have expanded the camp facilities to 762 rooms.

With the opening of the Western Range at Paraburdoo Operations, the site now has the capacity to produce up to 25 million tonnes of iron ore annually supporting the longevity of the Paraburdoo mining hub for up to 20 years.

If this sounds like your next career path, then apply today!

Applications close on Friday, 23rd January 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and InclusionAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.